The United States nuclear program still relies on computer systems that use 8-inch floppy disks, technology that went obsolete nearly 40 years ago, according to a report issued by the government’s ...

In the 90’s it seemed like every cartoon hero/villain saved/destroyed the world by inserting a floppy disk. It turns out that they were not that far off. According to a watchdog report, the United ...

Many government agencies, U.S. and international alike, have a reputation for sometimes using tools that are horribly out of date. But according to a report from a congressional watchdog agency, a ...

From the screech of dial-up modems to the whirring of floppy disks, these iconic computer sounds take us on a journey back in ...

What would the last member of a species say as it stares into the abyss of extinction, if it could? Perhaps it would offer an ode to the many that came before it, each marching toward an unknown ...

The golden days of the floppy disk have long gone by. In fact, most computer users these days no longer use and even see one. For youngsters, floppy disks were used to store data way before the era of ...

Years after computer floppy disks went the way of the dodo for most users, the U.S. Air Force still employed 8-inch floppy disks for a few things — like passing on orders to launch the nation’s ...

Maj. Tom Perry, 320th Missile Squadron missile combat crew member, checks his computer while on alert at the launch control center Aug. 21, 2015. Missileers use computers to check the status of the ...